CONTENTS
ON Chiropractic
DEPARTMENTS
The Patient-Centred Team
Welcome to ON Chiropractic
Robert Buren’s life changed in seconds.
Now seconds count even more as he races to
become an Ironman. Learn about the team
of care that is helping him reach his most
ambitious goal yet. And about “what’s next”.
From Marginal
to Mainstream
The practice of midwifery was essentially criminalized
less than three decades ago. Today the provincial
government is getting ready to open two new, midwifery-led
Birth Centres. The road Ontario’s midwives have travelled
reinforces strategies in chiropractic.
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SPRING/SUMMER 2013
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Change may be coming to regulations on the treatment of spouses. Get a refresher on the
current rules and learn how to avoid liability.
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Business
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Patient ‘recalls’ challenge many practices. Strategies to build a patient-centred program
are a place to start.
Technology
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Choose wisely and practice management software can help build your practice.
A needs assessment and fresh data on the most popular features will help.
Community
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The chiropractic student body is as committed and diverse as the profession itself.
Meet three bright, future chiropractors and see where their practices may take them.
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Chiropractic in Ontario
The World Federation of Chiropractic recently
reported to the World Health Organization on the
state of chiropractic globally. See how progress
in Ontario tracks.
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Compliance
Mickey
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He reported, somewhat clinically, that the accident
broke his back. He then explained exactly what that
meant. His spinal cord was severed between his
eleventh and twelfth thoracic vertebrae.“
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The next generation of the OCA News, this OCA member resource offers actionable
practice strategies and bigger picture features. Welcome to ON Chiropractic.
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FEATURES
www.chiropractic.on.ca
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